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Tag Archives: Ursula Martin
British Mathematical Colloquium, day 1
The British Mathematical Colloquium began in St Andrews today. I will try to report some highlights, but I am recovering from food poisoning, so my account may be a bit sketchy in some places. Also, of course, there is no … Continue reading
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Tagged impact, Julia Wolf, Martin Hairer, randomness, universality, Ursula Martin
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The history of computing
Today, the School of Computer Science at St Andrews put on this year’s Distinguished Lectures. The lecturer was Ursula Martin, and she spoke about the history of computing, or more precisely, “What every computer scientist should know about computer history”. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, Charles Babbage, Grace Hopper, Ursula Martin
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